9.17.2014

Create Handmade Gifts for All & A Give-Away!

Hey there! Today I'm super excited to introduce you to my friend Candy, and her new e-book, Create Handmade Gifts for All.


This adorable new book features 18 projects including; Bags, Christmas Ornaments, Christmas Stockings, Organization Totes, Pillows & Sew much more! This is a must have book, and it's only $9.99, what a steal!

So.... Do you want to have a chance to win that adorable messenger bag, the one featured on the cover of the book? Here's your chance!
 Each of the bloggers listed below will randomly select two names, one for the mag, one to give to Candy for the bag drawing – be sure to visit everyone for more chances to win!
Uhm.... aren't her stockings so dang cute! Seriously, how cute would those be in bright red and green to go with my "grinch" themed Christmas Tree!
To win :  leave a comment on this post, telling me your project you've ever made. I will select a winner on September 22, 2014. 
Monday, 9/8 – Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River
Tuesday, 9/9 –  Vicki Welsh of  Field Trips in Fiber
Wednesday, 9/10 – Deborah Boschert of Deborah’s Journal
Thursday, 9/11 – Amy Ellis of Amy’s Creative Side
Monday, 9/15 – Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss
Tuesday, 9/16 – Natalia Bonner of Piece N Quilt
Wednesday, 9/17 – Diane Doran of Ooh! Pretty Colors
Thursday, 9/18 – Vicki Christensen of Sew Inspired
Friday, 9/19 – Candy of Candied Fabrics

49 comments:

  1. I just finished 4 mini quilts wall hangings for friends.. a pattern I found online, nail polish bottles.. adorable and they all loved their gifts!! I just started 3 mantle runners as xmas gifts too!

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  2. I'm going to guess the missing word is favourite!!
    Mine was a quilt I made for my niece's wedding using my beloved Joel Dewberry fabrics!!

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  3. My favorite project was a bright yellow Christmas stocking for my niece. I found some beautiful glittery yellow fabric, sparkly material for the cuff and lined it with satin. She loves it!

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  4. My favorite was a quilt with low volume prints and bright HST. Also...I like some advent calendars I have made. It is hard to pick one.

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  5. My favorite quilt I have made is my xmas quilt from last year where I quilted all of my family member's names onto it.

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  6. My first quilt-a ragg quilt for a baby!

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  7. My favorite quilting projects are the baby quilts I made for my twin boys.

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  8. Every one I make is my new favorite, but I really do love the astronomy-inspired quilt I just finished a lot.

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  9. I love surprising my friends and family with hand made gifts! One year I made oodles of pillow cases, and they still remark about them. Thanks for the fun!

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  10. I love making gifts for my friends, for Christmas and their birthdays. Right now I am making punch needle stars with a design in the center to get my gift giving a head start.

    Debbie

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  11. I'm a newbie quilter and fmq'er so I don't have too many completed projects to choose from yet. However, I did just finish a mini 29 x 29 quilt to hang in my stairwell that is a large star that I fmq'ed, and I'm pretty darn pleased with how it turned out!

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  12. One of my favorites that I've made was for a "Movie Title" challenge - mine is called "The Birds".

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  13. I make most gifts I give...made two large Throws for our two Daughters last Christmas. I make all the Kiddo's new Jamma's every Christmas & now we have Grankiddo's added to the sewing! lol

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  14. The gifts that I remember most, were the ones I was more excited about giving. One was the signature quilt I made my mom for her 80th birthday, the other was the "Bridge" shirt I made my husband to wear to his bridge games!

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  15. My favorite Christmas project is a circular tree skirt I made with a DIY 9 degree ruler.

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  16. Someone sent me a box of 1.5" strips that exploded when I opened it, all tangled and wrinkled. The note enclosed said, "I'm sending you this quilt kit..." Well, I patiently pressed all the strips and laid them out on the bed and sewed and sewed and sewed, making the cutest, sweetest little baby quilt for a young friend. I'd have to say that was my favorite project.

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  17. A lot of my sewing is for gifts and I like them all. It's especially nice when I feel I've found just the perfect thing to match the recipient's taste.

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  18. I made a very cool queen sized Halloween quilt for my brother last year. He was born on Halloween and helps me out with projects at my house so this was a little extra payback for all his help.

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  19. I made a Beatrix Potter baby quilt earlier this year. It was well received. :)

    jhunsberger (at) gmail (d0t) c0m

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  20. My Favorite Christmas Project was the time I made Pj's and Robes for my boys on Christmas EVE.

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  21. "...telling me your [ ] project you've ever made." Fill in the blank, huh? Cool. I'll tell you about the WORST project I've ever made. It was a lovely floral pin that combined a quilted base with petals and all kind of glitzy embellishments. It actually was beautiful--and the recipient agreed; however, it ended up being about five inches wide. I wonder if she put it on the wall? Now I'll choose the CRAZIEST project I ever made. It was a quilt I hand made one day when my little daughter and I were sick with the flu and camped out on the couch. I'd made her a little stuffed cat doll; so naturally I had to make a tiny quilt, right? I pieced together one-inch fabric samples! Nuts and difficult. But I finished and quilted it and even added tiny fringe. Thanks for asking! --Laura

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  22. My favorite projects are totes for friends and family. Would love to win the bag.

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  23. I want to make at least one of everything.

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  24. I just gave away my first completed lap quilt, so excited!

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  25. Looks like a do-able messenger bag pattern, too!

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  26. Several years ago, my sister and I were on a 'girls weekend' trip. We saw a pin in a quilt shop. Later on, for her birthday, I copied and made the pin for her from a doily, yo-yos, and scrap fabrics. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  27. I made a lap quilt for a very dear friend who kept it close to her till the end. It was the most appreciated gift I ever made.

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  28. Most recently I made some wonky house blocks for a friend. It sure was a challenge because I attempted raw-edge applique, which I had never tried before. She was thrilled with the blocks, so I guess I did a good job. -- soparkaveataoldotcom

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  29. My favorite handmade gifts were handbags for my granddaughters.

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  30. My favorite gift is a quilt I am making for my Father-in-Law for Christmas this year.

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  31. One of the first quilts I made was a flannel holiday quilt, made for my parents.

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  32. I was thinking about making stockings for everyone this Christmas!!

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  33. The first project I ever made was an applique elephant potholder!

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  34. My favorite quilt project was a challenge piece I did for an online group. It is something I would not have made without the challenge.

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  35. My favourite gift I made was a quilt for my daughter earlier this year. It was a simple design - thick & thin stripes which really showed off the beautiful and colourful fabric I used.

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  36. Great book, super patterns and at $9.99 an incredible price for such detailed patterns. Its inspirational for those people who are so hard to find gifts for.

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  37. Last Christmas I made a machine embroidered wall quilt for a sewing/embroidery friend who frequently invites several of us over for sew/embroider days in her LARGE sewing room.

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  38. Quilts for the grandkids are always favorites of mine but I love my applique quilts. pjrquilter@msn.com

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  39. I just received a picture of a friend's baby wearing the most adorable "bapron" I made for her. I plan to make more for all the new babies in my circle of friends!

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  40. The last thing I made was a beautiful baby quilt for my grandaughter.

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  41. I have made a couple of wall hangings and a stocking, but never made a bag. The one on teh cover looks fabulous! Thank you!

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  42. My favourite gift I made was a baby quilt to my baby grand-daughter.

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  43. One of my favorite projects is something I'm working on now. I'm making the Dear Jane quilt and doing it all by hand. My LQS has a class and we're hoping to have it done in two years, hehe. Let's hope!

    Thank you and Candy for a super giveaway and a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

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  44. I like to work on table toppers and wall hangings that include hand applique. I'm currently working on a fall runner using blacks, oranges, and gold for a scrappy look. Pumpkins, vines and leaves will be appliqued on the long borders.

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  45. My favorite and most appreciated.project s a comforter I sewed for my son that matched his curtains. He still uses it.

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  46. My favorites are zipper pouches and bags but lap quilts are gaining as my skills improve.

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  47. I made a quilt for my great nephew which I thought was quite cute. I fussy cut the animals and framed them with different fabrics.

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  48. I would think my favorite gift to make is a t-shirt quilt using the recipients favorite shirts. Thanks for the chance to win.

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